Legal Opinion

Hamm v. F. B. Walker & Sons, Inc.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1967No. 44457PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RODGERS, Justice.

The plaintiff, Dick Hamm, brought suit against F. B. Walker & Sons, Incorporated, for damages to his yacht “Blue Ensign.” When the plaintiff had concluded his testimony, the defendant made a motion for a directed verdict and the trial court sustained the motion and granted judgment in favor of F. B. Walker & Sons, Incorporated, dismissing the action. The appellant, plaintiff in the court below, has appealed from the judgment.

In determining the issue on appeal as to whether or not the trial court was correct in directing a verdict for the defendant, every material fact which…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. HughesMississippi Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Robert R. Buntin, Claude Overton, C. P. Long, Jr., and R. W. Thompson, Jr. v. Mike FletchasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  3. Hornsby v. LogarasMississippi Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Smith v. Farmers Ginning Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1947
  5. Taft v. Southland Communications, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1965

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. California Union Insurance v. City of Walnut GroveDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1994
  2. Pope v. AndrewsMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Shilla Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Warehouse 72, L.L.C.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2024

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